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A burglary suspect was arrested in a creek and accused of busting into car after car. Police said he almost made off with a high-end drone. It happened near Northwest 122nd and Council. KOCO's Brian Shlonsky has more on the bizarre arrest.

A burglary suspect was arrested in a creek and accused of busting into car after car. Police said he almost made off with a high-end drone. It happened near Northwest 122nd and Council. KOCO's Brian Shlonsky has more on the bizarre arrest.

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Updated: 5:21 PM CST Nov 6, 2015

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WEBVTT NORTHWEST 120 X AND AND COUNSEL, KOCO BRIAN SHLONSKY HAS NEWS OF THE ARREST. Reporter: THIS WAS THE CREEK WHERE THEY FOUND THAT GUY BACKS UP HIS FAMILY HOME, OFFICERS TELLING ME THE GUY TRIED TO RUN THROUGH THE MUD BUT THEY HELD HIM AT GUNPOINT AND TOOK HIM TO JAIL. IT IS AROUND 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON LOOKING DOWN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD STREET A WOMAN SEE SOMETHING, IT'S A TEENAGER BREAKING INTO ONE CAR AFTER ANOTHER. THAT BURGLAR IS 18-YEAR-OLD REESE SMITH. THEY DON'T RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE OR THEIR PROPERTY CHARLOTTE THOMPSON RAISED HER KIDS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD DURING THAT TIME SHE HAS SEEN STRANGE THINGS. WAKING UP PEOPLE PARK THE WRONG WAY ON THE STREET AND PASSED OUT, ONE GUY PULLED UP AND HE HAD STOLEN A CAR WEDNESDAY SHE SAW THE COPS ROLLING DOWN THE BLOCK BUT DID NOT KNOW WHY TURNS OUT THEY HAD SMITH CORNERED AT GUNPOINT IN THE CREEK BEHIND HER HOUSE. IN HIS BACKPACK ITEMS FROM THOSE CARS HIGH-END SUNGLASSES A DRONE AND HIS HOMEWORK.

A burglary suspect was arrested in a creek and accused of busting into car after car. Police said he almost made off with a high-end drone. It happened near Northwest 122nd and Council. KOCO's Brian Shlonsky has more on the bizarre arrest.